NAOS XS Automatic gold / Classic 16 white

White leather is not a common choice, and it is the reason this gold Naos XS reads as summer rather than evening.

Sternglas makes the Naos XS for wrists that larger cases overwhelm, and the Automatik adds a mechanical movement to a size where most brands only offer quartz. The Hamburg company, founded in 2016, keeps its Naos dial reduced to the essentials: geometric markers, thin hands, a date, and a high-contrast layout that can be read at a glance.

The case is 33 mm across on 16 mm lugs, finished in gold, with the Miyota 6T15 automatic running at 28,800 vibrations an hour and windable by hand. Six screws hold the glass caseback that displays it. Double-domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating on both surfaces, 5 bar water resistance. The Klassik 16 leather strap is white.

Bright, light and small, this is the version for someone who wears their watch with linen more often than with wool.

Perfect for: white leather strap watches, petite automatic watches, gold-tone summer dress watches.